Look at the birth of anything; it's always more violent than anything you could ever imagine.

I never desired to really go to Hollywood and make films, and purely because I want my entire control, which I'm used to having.

When you make something that everyone likes, it's very easy to say, "Well, I'll just repeat that." Because that was easy. I have a formula. But creatively, it's not very interesting.

I believe shooting chronologically gives you a very fresh perspective and you're always aware of where you are in the development of the characters.

There will always be a theatrical experience because there will always be cinemas no matter what. It's like there will always be theaters to have stage plays in.

I think that television has become really, really interesting, in terms of character development. You can have 13 hours to develop a character, as opposed to 25 minutes in a movie. That excites me.

I was in Hollywood. It's the mythology heart. It's where all the European films came in the '30s and '40s. The marriage between Europe and Hollywood has always been the best when it works.